Table 2
Examples of the impact of metallic trace elements on lipid production in some microalgae.
| Microalgae | Stress conditions | Lipid content, lipid productivity | Major lipids | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botryococcus spp. TRG | Fe(III) | 25.8%, 46.9 mg.L−1.d−1 | palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0), oletic acid (C18:1) | Yeesang and Cheirsilp (2011) |
| Chlorella vulgaris | Iron and phosphorus deprivations | 56.6%, n.d | n.d | Liu et al. (2008) |
| Chlorella sp. BUM11008 | Iron deprivation | 31.5%, 49.2 mg.L−1.d−1 | stearic acd (C18:0), linolenic acid (C18:2), arachidic (20:0) | Praveenkumar et al. (2012) |
| Chlorella sorokiniana | Iron | 33.0%, n.d | n.d | Wan et al. (2014) |
| Chlorella protothecoides | Cu(II) | 89.0%, n.d | oletic acid (C18:1), palmitic acid (C16:0), linolenic acid (C18:2) | Li et al. (2013) |
| Chlorella minutissima UTEX 2341 | Cd | 21.0%, 249.4 mg.L−1.d−1 | n.d | Yang et al. (2015) |
| Chlorella minutissima UTEX 2341 | Cu(II) | 13.1%, 154.2 mg.L−1.d−1 | n.d | |
| Scenedesmus sp. R-16 | Mg(II), Ca(II), Fe(III) | 47.4%, 275.7 mg.L−1.d−1 | n.d | Ren et al. (2014) |
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